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Major greenhouse gases hit record highs in 2014: Report
2015-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Obama administration Thursday unveiled new standards meant to better protect streams in Appalachia from the controversial mountaintop removal coal mining process. The proposed rule, from the Interior Departments Office of Surface Mining (OSM), would update three-decade-old standards that create a buffer zone around streams, prohibiting mining activities and waste from getting near them and harming the ecosystem. Administration officials characterized the rule as a common-sense approach that...
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